Agreeably — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Agreeable (adjective)

Agreeable is a different word from Agreeably. The synonyms below are for agreeable, not for agreeably.

1. being to one's liking

   "is the zoo an agreeable alternative for everyone, since the aquarium is closed?"

   similar: all right, alright, copacetic, ducky, fine, good, hunky-dory, jake (slang), OK, palatable, satisfactory
   related: delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy, felicitous, gratifying, nice, pleasant, pleasing, scrumptious, welcome, acceptable, adequate, decent, passable, tolerable
   opposite: disagreeable, unsatisfactory
   near: bad, deficient, inferior, lousy, poor, punk, substandard, unacceptable, wanting, wretched, mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate

2. giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses

   "put on some agreeable music for dinner"

   similar: blessed, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory, sweet, tasty, welcome
   related: alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting, charming, enchanting, fascinating, calming, comforting, soothing, amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative, affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, gemütlich, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable, blissful, felicific, glad, happy, joyous, elating, exhilarating, intoxicating, ecstatic, euphoric, nirvanic, rapturous
   opposite: disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome
   near: abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched, bilious, disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky, abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious, boring, commonplace, dull, flat, insipid, irksome, stale, tedious, displeasing, dissatisfying, depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, lachrymose, sad, unhappy, deplorable, doleful, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, regrettable, sorrowful, tragic, aggravating, annoying, exasperating, irritating, peeving, perturbing, vexing, forbidding, hostile, intimidating, angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming, infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling, distressing, disturbing, upsetting

3. having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations

   "an agreeable art teacher who lets me do pretty much whatever I want"

   similar: affable, amiable, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, mellow, nice, pleasant, sweet, well-disposed
   related: amicable, clever (dialect), cordial, friendly, neighborly, benign, gentle, kind, cheerful, cheery, glad (archaic), sunny, companionable, conversable, sociable, civil, considerate, courteous, polite, thoughtful, accommodating, amenable, obliging, attractive, delightful, enjoyable, likable
   opposite: disagreeable, ill-natured, ill-tempered, unamiable, ungenial, ungracious, unpleasant
   near: boorish, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, surly, uncivil, unkind, unmannerly, unsociable, bearish, bilious, cantankerous, choleric, churlish, crabby, cranky, dyspeptic, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-humored, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, quick-tempered, snappish, testy, touchy, argumentative, contentious, contrary, ornery, querulous, unappealing, unattractive, sour, vinegary

4. having or marked by agreement in feeling or action

   "the belief that these new security measures are not agreeable with our core concepts of personal freedom"

   similar: amicable, compatible, congenial, frictionless, harmonious, kindred, unanimous, united
   related: pacific, peaceable, peaceful, collaborating, cooperative, symbiotic, synergetic, synergic, noncompetitive, nonconflicting, uncompetitive, sympathetic, tolerant, understanding, affable, amiable, cordial, friendly, genial, neighborly
   opposite: disagreeable, discordant, disharmonious, disunited, incompatible, inharmonious, uncongenial
   near: antagonistic, antipathetic, clashing, conflicting, hostile, inimical, unfriendly, belligerent, contentious, quarrelsome, contradicting, contradictory, contrary, opposing, opposite, competing, competitive, rivaling